Today we will work on rewiring a common limiting belief – “People will judge me if I gain weight” In this post we will talk about: Fear of weight gain or fear of what others *think* about our weight gain? Why do we worry so much about what others think? How to change this limiting belief…
In recovery, we can’t just work on stopping the restrictive and disordered behaviors but we must also work on the thoughts and beliefs that are fuelling those behaviors in the first place. Beliefs like: “I can only be happy if I’m thin” “People will judge me if I gain weight” “Nobody will love me if I…
This post is for people who need some encouragement to keep on recovering and to NEVER give up! I think one of the cruelest things would be to tell a person with an eating disorder who is trying to recover that full recovery is not possible. Or that “yes, you may get better but you…
Today I want to talk about fluctuating normal hunger cues since I see that many of my clients face this concern in their recovery. They often ask me – “Why do I feel sometimes so hungry and then less hungry? Is something still wrong with my hunger?” I also had this dilemma once I was…
Many people go through a lot of stress in recovery as it’s quite an anxiety-provoking task to face your biggest fears. And in a stressful situation, they can really struggle with finding alternative coping skills as all the eating disorder behaviors are what they have known and are too familiar with. When they feel triggered it’s…
We all make mistakes and have our setbacks in eating disorder recovery. It can help us learn and grow stronger. But making mistakes becomes a real big issue when they turn into endless relapses and result staying is quasi-recovery. Sometimes for months or even years and there seems to be no end to this. So this…
When it comes to reaching full recovery from an eating disorder you absolutely need to learn how to rewire your brain. Just stopping restriction and focusing on physical recovery is not enough. A lot of the eating disorder thoughts and behaviors start in your mind, specifically in your brain, before they manifest physically. This is…
This is the time of the year where we face many social situations – Christmas dinner with our family, a holiday party with our coworkers, New Years Eve celebrations… And when you are in recovery from an eating disorder all of this can provoke a lot of anxiety and be quite draining mentally and physically. It…
Still controlling it vs. letting GO – what is the difference? For the full recovery and to fully let go you need to know how you are still applying control (ED) and how it’s sabotaging your recovery process. You know your own ED and restrictive behaviors the best but below are some examples of a…
Another day of intuitive eating! Follow me around and see what I ate today! This is a more chatty vlog where I show you some bits of my day, share my thoughts and what I do! Hope you enjoy! Youtube LIVE link: https://youtu.be/PnPeE9o_Qwk
